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✓ Commissioners appointed by Québec's Ministère de la JusticeA commissioner for oaths receives your oath or solemn declaration and attests that you signed before them. On VotreCommissaire.ca this happens by video, same day if you wish, with no travel.
Book a session — todayReceive an oath, affirmation or solemn declaration on an affidavit, a statutory declaration, a government form (IRCC, Revenu Québec, SAAQ, courts) or a letter; certify true copies where the form provides for it.
They do not replace a notary: no notarial deeds, no apostille, no legal advice.
1. Book online and upload your document (PDF or photo), or draft it on the spot from a template.
2. Verify your identity with a government-issued ID (biometric verification by AssertID), once.
3. Video session with a commissioner for oaths appointed by Québec's Ministère de la Justice: verification, the oath, signature on screen.
4. Sealed document emailed within minutes, with a verification code. Sealed originals can be mailed.
$5 per oath (per signer, per document — the legal maximum in Québec) plus a $19.99 online service fee per booking. No taxes, no hidden fees: the exact price shows in the calculator before you book.
One document, one signer: $24.99. Same-day appointment: +$25; next day: +$15. Free rescheduling before the session.
Yes. Our commissioners are appointed by Québec's Ministère de la Justice under the Courts of Justice Act and listed in the public register of commissioners for oaths. The session is held by video, the declarant's identity is verified before and during the session, and the sealed document carries the commissioner's name and commission number, the date and a verification code.
A commissioner for oaths is not a notary: we do not notarize or apostille. For a document going abroad, check with the receiving authority.
The commissioner receives oaths and solemn declarations; the notary is a legal professional who drafts and authenticates deeds (wills, mortgages, notarial powers of attorney). For an affidavit or a statutory declaration, the commissioner is enough.
No. Everything is online: booking, identity verification, the video session and the sealed document by email.
A government-issued photo ID: driver's licence, passport, health-insurance card with photo, permanent-resident card.
About fifteen minutes for one document and one signer: verification, the oath, signature. The sealed document follows within minutes.
Yes. Each signer verifies their identity and joins the same video session, from anywhere.